Arc welding table



Aug. 31, 1943. 1 E, BALES 2,328,182

ARC WELDING TABLE AU@ 31, 1943 l J. E. BALEs 2,328,182

ARC WELDING TABLE Filed oct. 27, 1941 2 sheets-sheet 2 J5 INVENroK l yl? l l' Another object offtheinvehtion'residesin profofwhich the tableiscomposed.` Y n n y Referring now tothe drawings in detail, myVimproved table is'formed of four relatively short 2 lengths of angleiron 2 which are provided with l `cleats are welded thereto, as shown at8 in Figis adapted to rest. f t i Thisglowershelf is providedwith amarginal,` Y l downwardly depending flange I2, which has an."g-lintu'rned horizontal lip or flange I4` adapted to restupon the:horizontal ange of the cleat; In4 i turn, the vertical an'ge `I2 lofthe shelffabuts "thee vertical iiangeV of the vcleat so that thelower' ii shelf is held rigidly in position, and in turn forms l upper` surfacewith a. plurality of 1sheet metal angle-shaped partitions 'or dividersll, each corn- Thisginventiori relates, to'fweldi'ng "tablesiformed jf11147: 51",; iM .Among the objects ofthe. present invention is Y tol.provide anwelding table. of knockldown construction which may be(encompassed ,within a n 5 fcharges, and which :umm reachingits'cdestinagtill'; another object of theinventonlis pro'- i V1o vide aWelding table which vmay begquickly; con:-

frvertedgfromlagasweldingytableto n electric` l Wildnis` la weldingtable moderno?- of "preformed l s tandardized metallic parts'including`,preformed t Still` another object; of thezinveution @residesini-providing 'a l Veltlinerterbl-e.y of the-foregoing @www whichorovieedkwitha shield or Other Q jects ottheinventionwill Figure 1 1s a`perspective 2 is a section calienta-th une 2A Figure 4 is a view ofallof the sheet metal parts bolt holes 4 at their tops and near the bottomon `the inside are provided Vwith cleats 6, which e 40 ure 2. Each cleatis provided witha horizontal ilang'e upon which a lower shelf I0 of thetable a. rigid interconnection between'the four corner f In the presentinstance I` prefer to;` provide the.

" )ings 5|) in `the end pieces 22.

through the bolt holes 46 and 48 of the end gprislrxg. avertical.opstanding` 'ange and a horil i relativelyilshorter `hangen'lrvl'hich latter. langesarmweldedtoithe .surfaeeofthej shelf @1 0"y soasl to provide .flspwedlprt '@Dmmoflisexr tending I longitudinallypreferably. of r the shelf;` lill. l .Itisnotedthatitheseipar'titions,leaveasgenerous space at thefiiontofxthe shelfadapted'toreceive l blocks and" weightsltused in the` welding operation.EThe. compartments @between the,` upst'anol-V :ina dividers arefforvthfe storage iofljrwelding; rods.`fDisptisedlat`the.;11131515151101121011 of the four legs -f and: bolteditoa the linnerlA faces` thereofifas atgz @are foursheet metalsidesr-ZL'.eachtsidehaying a lower inwardly `extendiirrg horizontal ange V24 andari-flipper reversely horizontally.v extending Y "flange" 26,1j-.tzhe`upperjpor'tion of; which; terminates L in a vertical flangeuZ. The frontand rear Vpieces `are'suitably `perforatedas atf3li `proviciingnholt .1-:ho1esa;;ior:;the attachment V'oif `each ,piece the nbolts, 2 011m ftheflange o theiglegfs` 2;; The end side pieces VaisevweldedvLtotheianigleirons-legs. 215, i :f

when the fouryiegs axiome side `memes are for the; receptonoff; theguardrail vor shieldheremartendescribed; s

comprising a hollow square-like structure formdj of sheet metal angleirons suitably cut and welded v together at the corners as, at 42 toprovide a hol-` low square, the upper face of which as at 44 is `adaptedto form a` rigidifying support for the surface 34 ofthe table top. Y

Y End members of `this support 44 as at 4B andV Y* A 48 at the two endsare provided with bolt holes Y 1 through which boltspass toengage'similar openpieces ofthe hollow frame 40 and thence through theboltholes 50 of the end pieces`22` to hold' this rectangularY bracerigid with l the ,sides ofthe l table so that the centralportion ofthetabletop 34 is thus rigidly supported;v i r The guardrail or shield isshown y i. V232 fthatrthe vertical; flanges 36-are\spacedasomewhatfrom"thevertical langesZBiof-the 'side` members; toprovides-:pocket n Bolts A54 pass V Y u in Figures `1 i `and 4 ascomprising three sheetfmetalvplates 5'6, :1 l 1 v.58 and 60 suitablyconnected togetheralongtheir vertical lmargins to `provide a three-sidedupl standingjshieldclosed at the back Vand two sides of the table butopen at the'front. The lower* ledges (if vthis L-shaped shield' 11eYwithin members 56 and 60. v

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pocket formed betweenthe vertical flange 28 o1' table top. There isalsoa right'angle ange 59 which underlies the lower edge 36 of the table 34and is supportedby the horizontal ange 2li of vkthe side and'endmembers22. Bolts 6|, as shown in Figure 2, connect the shield to the'vtabletop.

'It witte 'npteddithatjthe side piece'sgsc and "su are provid'edon'theirback edges with reenforcing angle ironslZ and on their front edges withflat AIn additionr there is providedan upper angle 1 Y iron framemember' having a back reenforcing portion 66 Whichis bolted tothe backplate 58 fat16`l, and the frame 65 also having side membersr 69 toreenforce the side Y Y 20 66 jwhich are bolted at -;ItWi111thus beseenthat 4by* means of the foregoing'fconstructionglhaveprovided a veryrugged, i

cheap, simple and,A effective knock-down sheet metaly :welding .tablevg. which i may be .Jcompacctlyi shipped 1 to* avoid excessive freightcharges Yand quickly-'assembled in erect position.r` i f 2,328,132 the ithe side pieces andthe vertical flange 36Y of' the reenorcing bars'A 63.These reenforcing mem-r bers' are weldedinfplace at 64 on eachsideplate1 j 56 and 6U. f'

claimed in a co-pendingapplication led by me.'

.Obviously the' invention is not limited tov the i specic formsdisclosed herein but is capable of other modifications and changeswithout departf ing from the spiritand Vscope of the claims ap-1 pendedhereto., I Q Y The inventionis herebyclaimed:l` y o Y Y f 'lz lIn awelding table, the combination of four vertically extending angleirons', the flanges of which are 90 degreesy apart, said angle ironsVforrrllf ing four vertically extending corner legs of the: 1' table,`four verticallyy extending sheet metal panels having their .outer endsconnected to the `'lf-langes of'said le'g members, the upper portions"jof said' panels providing horizontally extending i'Which-upon-arrivalat its destination may be very n n, .is V.to a be:noted that.V the weldig table fis f Vformedffof';standardized preformedangle Yiron ,shapes andfsheetlmetal parts fwhich may bey in part.bolted' V'together and'` 'inA4 part welded for quick assembly,V thatLthe'parts wherifso 4Welded and bolted togetherrigdify and brace one anotherand that thetable'ftop itself isirigidlysup- V:ported inotronlykat itsperiphery but also atlits central zonealong the longer dimension of theInf. addition, .by theprovisionl of .the .parallel `sr'iaced-apfartiiang'es onthe side members and the 'vertical ange 'portion oflt'hetabletop `tself I provide a pocket vfor the receptionr ofthe guardrail:or shield, whereby the Vlatter is 1 atf tachably'held in position, butwhich .construction permits theireadyremoval' of thevguard rail-'ifdesired;A 1

. apart, a metal cleat Awelded to theinner vertiV` *topi rigidly*inte'r'conne'c ted with the rfupp'e'r'por- "tions of s'aidlegsandf'mean's for storingwelding l rods inv parallelisn'iVv comprisingaplurality ofrrL-H shaped? sheet metal members having their shorter Y"flanges welded tothe top'ofjsaid shelf,*t heilonger' bei noted vthat aWeldingftable' offfthe above constructonis peculiarly yadapted forelecngfbut^. that byreason-off Vthe novel structure thefelectric:Welding table may be rquickly conf'- 'verted .to a gas type Vweldingtable,fthie features ledges terminating 'in upwardly extending periph--ieral flanges;Y a sheetmetal table top having marginalA verticallyyextending flanges providingfree edges,` lthe latter flanges resting uponthe horivrentaliia'ngeslof thepanel members and the verticallyextending'sides of ther table top lying parallel to 'but spaced fromtheivertical ilanges Vof said panelfmember's andl aguard 'railcomprising a back'and1twosidefsheet` metal members interconnectedfthelower edges of said backl and two' side members lying.,vvitlriinV thepocket or space'V formed between'sadparallel spaced-apartfanges: of thepanel member and the tabletop.4

2'. An electricWelding'j table? comprising four upright angle irons'forming' legs'fand (having -iskheirfiange` portions substantially 90degrees calf'wall of ea'cjh `farigleliron substantially above .the vbase,of said legs-"and having afhorizontal wall anda verticall wail; a-horizontarshelfmember 'of sheetmetal having vertically'dependin'gperipheralfilangesvformirg free'iredges, said -free edgeslyinguponthefhorizontal Wall of the vclea'tjrnernber 'andtheverticalvvall of the flange 'snugly "fitting the linner'vertcalf wall ofthe Cleat mem-l i ber, means forming a top for said table, said-tablevertical legs of said l, shaped'sheet"nietal'gnem Vbers extendingupwardly in spacedrelationfrom said shelf whereby to form partitionmeans. and

whereby to rigdifytheshelf.` Y Y y f lJAMES ErfBAlns.V f

of construction ,of `f which are disclosed and i'

